If you want to let your sofa do the talking then you could do a lot worse than to choose a perky shade of pink. This look is cleverly brought together by matching it with the colour on the alcove walls. Ah… we love it when a plan comes together.

Glamorous pink bedroom

Sometimes you’ve just got to be brave and go with it, like the owners of this mauve bedroom have done. The key to the room’s success is the use of different textures and, quite frankly, those panelled walls, which would look amazing no matter what you did to them…

Traditional-style kitchen-diner with hot pink cabinet

Here’s how to do hot pink without fully committing to the cause, but still making a bold statement. We particularly love how the snazzy colour brings the traditional-style dresser smack bang into the 21st century.